President Jacob Zuma has signed proclamations authorising the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to investigate certain matters in respect of the affairs of two district municipalities and a provincial department.

Financial services group Sanlam has paired with literary organisation LitNet and music channel MK for the Sing ‘It lyrical writing competition.

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South Africans aged 18 years and older are invited to
submit their own song lyrics to win R50 000 and a chance to work with a famous
local artists by featuring in the music video of their very own song.

The bands or musicians will each choose their favourite
lyrics from the pool of entries to record and compose a song.

All six songs will be made available for the public to
download and vote via social media. The song with the most downloads is the
overall winner.

The runner-up five songwriters win R5 000 and the
opportunity of collaborating with the band or artist who have chosen their
lyrics and produced it into a song.

“The fan’s role in the music industry is perhaps too often
understated, and we wanted to show that LitNet as a community truly does voice
South African culture in a very tangible way,” said Gerdus Senekal, the Sing ‘it project manager
for LitNet.